Lobscouse (Sailor's Beef Stew) - Skipper Labskovs

• Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 ½ lbs beef , cut into 1 inch cubes
• 3 medium chopped onions
• 3 cups beer
• 3 cups beef stock (made from concentrate cubes)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 12 fresh ground black pepper
• 2 bay leaves
• 6 medium idaho potatoes , peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
• 6 tablespoons butter (optional)
• 3 tablespoons chopped green onion tops (optional)

Directions:

1. Brown meat and cook onions in the butter, stirring occasionally.
2. Add stock, beer, bay leaves, salt and pepper.
3. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
4. Add potatoes and continue to simmer for 2 hours.
5. Mash any remaining pieces of potato, so that you have a thick'gravy' with just a few pieces of potato.
6. Serve in bowl with 1 tablespoon butter on top.
7. Sprinkle with onion tops.

Reviews

[Chef #161646]

My Auntie Lou made lobscouse but she used it to use up left over meat ans potatoes. It was excellent